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| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 8th century – 9th century – 10th century |
| Decades: | 840s 850s 860s – 870s – 880s 890s 900s |
| Years: | 872 873 874 – 875 – 876 877 878 |
Year 875 (DCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
- December 29 – Charles the Bald, king of West Francia, is crowned emperor.
- The Danes capture Lindisfarne and arrive in Cambridge.
- Harald Fairhair subdues the rovers on Orkney and Shetland and adds them to his kingdom.
Asia
- In Champa, in the central region of what is now Vietnam, King Indravarman II founds a new dynasty at Indrapura (Quang Nam). He starts a building program featuring the Dong Duong Style of Cham art.
Africa
- The construction of Mosque of Uqba, Kairouan, Tunisia, is ended.
Births
- Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj Nishapuri Islamic writer
Deaths
- August 12 – Louis II, Western Emperor
- Amram Gaon, Jewish liturgist
- Abu Muslim, Persian hadith compiler